Must-have jewelry

Soon we are going to meet our favorite spring. Our life will be filled with freshness, youth, joy, excellent mood again. This time awakens new positive feelings, love, beauty, nice wishes. Women flourish like flowers, men get more power and aspiration, children become more active and bouncy. Spring presents us with happiness, and fashion doesn’t lag behind. World fashion is always ready to rejoice us with new collections, available prices, unique things and impressive ideas. There is no any woman, who can imagine life without jewelry. It is just impossible to refuse from such pleasures. Every season fashion, preferences, views update. People are always looking for something new, fresh, original. So what did the fashion prepare for us this year? What jewelry is thought to be actual in 2014?  

Cuffs attract a special interest of the fashion-mongers this year. Suchlike bracelets are too wide-spread today. These accessories present the owners with self-confidence, pride, some new ambitions. Wearing in such chic things brings absolutely new feelings and emotions. The customary appearance changes at once. Such bracelets are made both from gem metals and stones, and from base ones. In both cases they smell of luxury, good taste, original lifestyle. Cuffs can be covered with different stones, beads, modeling depictions and so on. If you can’t find a cuff as you like, but you have a fantasy and some skills, it is enough easy to make it with own hands. If not, you can ask some master for help.

Jewelry with a description is a very fashionable thing this year. You can buy bijou with your favorite words in various shops. If you can’t find anything appropriate for you, make an order for some special description on the jewelry in some goldsmith.

Crosses are in demand this year. They are of different sizes, colors, shapes, materials. You can wear them on chains, earrings, bracelets and so on. It is nice, because your cross will be not only as jewelry, but as an amulet as well.  

Jewelry in turquoise colors is just a rage. It perfectly fits to classic clothes, black, white colors, to various outfits. This color freshens a face, energizes you, feeds with some positive feelings.

Rings, stack bracelets are the main heroes of this year. You can wear them as many as you like. Here galore is allowed. So wrap your hands into suchlike bracelets, it won’t damage your image.

Floral jewelry is actual in all times. So you can use different flowers, butterflies and other, any time you like. Such attributes, decorations make you more beautiful, young, feminine, sensitive woman.

Jewelry with wild details is back again. Depictions of different wild animals captured fashion this year. Different snakes, cats, scorpions and so on, are in golden, silver and other colors.

Jewelry with punk details is back too. Metal pieces, black jewelry is available again.

So, you see, that 2014 year brought chic variety of different bracelets, chains, rings, etc. You can be more changeable, more unique, more beautiful. You will be the best this year!

About the author: Melisa Marzett is a creative and extremely talented person. Writing is her favorite thing to do, because she likes to share her knowledge with the others. Each of her articles has a piece of her, because she really enjoys what she does. If you are interested in this person, you may find her here Google+  or at her company http://coolcustomessay.com

How to Match a Tie to Your Shirt

There are certain style challenges that usually only come with being a man. One such example would definitely be the conundrum of matching a tie with a shirt. One simple way to get around this is to go for pre-packaged shirt and tie combinations when you are shopping for formal wear. Although this sounds sensible, think about the last time you looked at a pre-packaged shirt and tie combination and truly felt inspired by the tie. The shirts are usually okay, but the ties are usually conservative and dull.

By choosing your own ties to match the shirt, you can usually be a lot more colourful with what you choose. However, if you get your combination wrong, you could end up looking ridiculous.

Here are some tips to help you negotiate this difficult area of men’s fashion.

Black Goes with Anything

A black tie looks great with any shirt of any colour, pattern, or design. Yes, we know we mentioned colourful ties, but if you prefer a colourful shirt black is the perfect tie colour for bringing it back down to Earth and creating an understated appearance. This is particularly true if you want to add a touch of flamboyance to your look but work in an office environment where you are expected to be as sober as possible in your appearance.

Go Wild with White

Just as a black tie is perfect for matching with any shirt, if you are wearing a white shirt you have full licence to wear whatever tie you want. It is usually best to go for darker block colours if you are wearing a plain tie, while you can be more creative if you go for a pattern. Try to look beyond a safe pattern such as stripes, too. A plain white shirt demands something exciting; think about polka dots or paisley patterned ties. Avoid ‘gimmick ties’ from certain stores than have stars on them or paint splats; they are never a good look!

Patterned Ties & Clashes

The biggest problem men usually have is when they move away from the two relatively easy options we looked at above. What happens when you want to put a patterned tie with a coloured shirt? The general rule is that the colour of the shirt should be represented in the tie, but be a subtle secondary colour rather than the dominant one. For example, if you have gone for a red shirt, you might wear a tie with red checks or polka dots. Perfect, so long as black or something else is the dominant colour, with red in the background.

Another big problem area is patterns with patterns. You can do this, but only if you are careful and make sure the differences don’t stick out massively. For example, matching a striped shirt with a striped tie is no good, and wearing a paisley tie with anything other than a plain shirt is disastrous. However, you can put a striped shirt with a polka dot tie, as long as you keep the colours the same. In fact, a polka dot tie can be carried off with almost anything, so get one in your wardrobe!

Avoid style disasters when pairing up your shirt and tie combinations. If you need to, look online for a colour wheel or patterns guide so you always know what you’re buying; shop online as much as possible, too, so you avoid making silly decisions when in the shops yourself!

Author Bio: David loves the fashion industry and enjoys writing about everything from shirt and tie combinations to the latest stylish kaftan dresses that are available. In his spare time, David enjoys playing guitar and watching tennis.

 

Let’s go on a treasure hunt...

Oh don’t we all remember those days, when the tiny emblem on the tag was everything, when we just had to covet something because of the name behind it. Branding has played an integral part in fashion, consumption and pop culture. Even though in the bigger picture, this facet of the industry will never completely disappear, we can rejoice that recent years have provided us with an alternative.

The new generation have taken on an almost paradoxical outlook on the art of ‘cool’. Cool is now the opposite of what is ‘mainstream’ and feasible, people are looking to have items that tell a story and emit an air of mystery.

Price is also important.  Statement pieces in the past, whether they are accessories or clothing, were revered for being costly, creating an image of elitism. Now coveting rare items that are well priced is where you want to be.

It seems that the anti-brand has become a brand in its self. Due to pop culture movements such as songs like ‘Thrift shop’ by Macklemore and socio-economic trends like swap shops and car boot sales, the rise in vintage popularity can be deduced to specifics like the world wide recession.

Whatever the cause, let us celebrate  because using and reusing fashion items that reinvent looks and styles over and over again add depth, sincerity and experimentation to a world covered in safe choices and readymade outfits.

Excuse the pun but bring back the gems of yesteryear to spice up a safe world filled with beige and boring, this trend is especially handy when it comes to jewellery. If you want quality buying jewellery always comes at a price but vintage pieces are more economical and more often than not, just way more beautiful.

White Linen, Seersucker and Suits

Summer is upon us. The flowers are blooming, the days are longer and, most of all, it’s hot. In order to stay cool and beat the heat, it is important to dress accordingly. That means wearing light and airy outfits that are designed just for the dog days of summer. Most notably, seersucker and white linen. Nothing is cooler than these two fabrics, so nothing will cool you off on a warm summer evening better than those, either.

It seems like seersucker is available in all shapes and sizes these days. The popular summer fabric has evolved from strict suit attire to be available in whatever you can imagine. Button-down shirts, shorts, jackets, bathing suits, you name it. It’s everywhere. And anyone living in a hot climate with half a brain can figure out why. Not only does it breathe better than pretty much any material, it looks good with a variety of accessories and clothing. When wearing seersucker as a suit, it is best to match it with a plain, light shirt and either white bucks or black or brown loafers. The same rules apply when wearing seersucker shorts. Linen shirts nearly always work, so take advantage of those on really hot days.

White linen is nearly as versatile as seersucker, and just as easy to wear. If you are looking for some good wedding suits that make you stand out from the crowd, don a white linen suit with a pink or yellow tie along with white bucks and black socks. Though white linen bathing suits don’t exist (yet), nearly everything else does. A southern gentleman should always own a white linen suit, but he should probably think about getting a linen shirt for those casual evenings outside. Think about matching different colors and schemes. Intuition usually works with linen combinations, but if all else fails, ask a girl. More often than not, they will point you in the right direction.

When the heat becomes almost impossible to handle, grab a cold beer, put on a seersucker bathing suit and light the barbeque pit. It’s summer time. Enjoy it. 

About the Author: Patrick Rafferty is a marketing consultant for New Era Factory Outlets, a retailer located in New York City specializing in men's formal wear.